Bill Gates' McDonald's Gold Card Offers Free Food for Life, Few Non-billionaires Were Offered One in This Decade (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
Gates can visit any McDonald’s worldwide and enjoy a free meal for life.
Never wait in the school car line again. Here’s how. For the first time in decades, a small but critical mass of children are riding their bikes safely to school again in the US. (wapo.st)
US dog breeder fined $35m after 4,000 beagles rescued (www.bbc.com)
A company that breeds animals for medical testing has been fined a record $35m (£27m) after 4,000 beagles were rescued from its facility in Virginia in 2022....
Fraud trial juror reports getting bag of $120,000 and promise of more if she'll acquit (apnews.com)
A juror was dismissed Monday after reporting that a woman dropped a bag of $120,000 in cash at her home and offered her more money if she would vote to acquit seven people charged with stealing more than $40 million from a program meant to feed children during the pandemic....
Fauci says ‘unusual’ antics by Marjorie Taylor Greene is reason he gets death threats (www.independent.co.uk)
Former presidential medical adviser clashed with far-right congresswoman when he testified in front of the House Oversight Committee on Monday about the Trump administration’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic...
A heat dome will send temperatures into the triple-digits across the West as fires burn (edition.cnn.com)
Daily temperature records will tumble as sizzling early season heat from a summerlike heat dome sends thermometers skyrocketing into the triple digits in parts of California and the West this week....
74-year-old woman pronounced dead in hospice care found breathing at funeral home (abcnews.go.com)
A 74-year-old woman believed to have died while in hospice care was found to be breathing after being transported to a funeral home, authorities in Nebraska said Monday....
Today, it’s all about Spanglish, the ‘language’ posing a threat to Anglocentrism in the United States (english.elpais.com)
The mix of Spanish and English is the world’s fastest growing linguistic hybrid. Experts calculate that it is spoken by 50 million people...
Holocaust museums debate what to say about the Israel-Hamas war (www.straitstimes.com)
The reich stuff – what does Trump really have in common with Hitler? (www.theguardian.com)
The Hitler-Trump analogy is controversial. “Some of Trump’s critics – including Biden’s campaign – argue that Trump’s incendiary rhetoric and authoritarian behavior justify the comparison,” the Politico website observed recently. “Meanwhile, Trump’s defenders – and even some of his more historically-minded...
Kanye West sued for sexual harassment by ex-assistant (www.bbc.com)
In a lawsuit, Lauren Pisciotta alleges the star sent her lewd texts and performed sex acts while on the phone with her, according to US media....
Fraud trial juror reports getting bag of $120,000 and promise of more if she'll acquit (apnews.com)
A juror was dismissed Monday after reporting that a woman dropped a bag of $120,000 in cash at her home and offered her more money if she would vote to acquit seven people charged with stealing more than $40 million from a program meant to feed children during the pandemic....
Mother of airman killed by Florida deputy says his firing, alone, won't cut it (apnews.com)
The mother of an Air Force airman who was fatally shot in the doorway to his home by a Florida sheriff’s deputy said Monday that the deputy’s firing was not justice for her son’s killing....
Standard Chartered: UK bank accused of helping to fund terrorists (www.bbc.co.uk)
Pro-Palestinian encampment established outside Los Angeles City Hall (www.nbclosangeles.com)
Idaho bar celebrates "Heterosexual Awesomeness Month" with free beer for straight men (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Fires set off by Hezbollah rockets spread through northern Israel (www.reuters.com)
Israel’s parks authority said earlier on Monday that fires had already covered hundreds of acres. The national fire service said its firefighters were operating late into the night in several spots, including in the town of Kiryat Shmona, where they were trying to protect a line of houses.
Michael Cohen's family doxxed after Trump guilty verdict in porn star hush money case (www.nbcnews.com)
The latest doxxing attempt fits into a pattern of threats against people who speak out against former President Donald Trump....
N-Word Spewing White Man Livestreams Himself Before Apparent Shooting Spree in Indiana Grocery Store. Here's What We Know. (www.theroot.com)
Ticketmaster hacked in what’s believed to be a spree hitting Snowflake customers (arstechnica.com)
‘Make them come through a chain of patriots’: Alex Jones calls for fans to blockade his offices as Sandy Hook families ask judge to liquidate his company (lawandcrime.com)
Doctor who claimed COVID vaccines made people magnets is sued by DOJ over taxes (www.independent.co.uk)
Dog attack: 6-week-old Ezra Mansoor dies after Husky attacks sleeping newborn (abc7.com)
While Ezra was taking a nap in his crib, the family’s Husky that they owned for eight years attacked out of nowhere....
Google can keep your phone if you send it in for repair with non-OEM parts (www.androidauthority.com)
The billionaires rallying behind Trump after his conviction (www.bbc.com)
Ultra-wealthy Republican donors are rallying behind former US President Donald Trump following his historic trial and criminal conviction....
